The Guardian Culture

‘It was the moment I lost innocence’: how a childhood stop-and-search led to the British debut movie of the year

When Imran Perretta was young, he was abruptly pulled by police into a van for questioning. That experience, as well as the death of his mother, inspired him to make Ish, a coming-of-age tale set amongst the British Muslim community. He talks about trauma, designing toilets and making Luton look magnificentImran Perretta always knew that the title of his debut feature film would be “Ish” – short for Ishmail, the name of the 12-year-old boy from Luton at the heart of his story. Only later did peo

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The Guardian Culture

John McCabe: Symphonies 2 & 3 and Cello Concerto album review – writing of enormous scope and colour

BBCSSO/Woods/WallfischSignumThe late pianist and composer deserves a wider audience for the edgy, lucid soundworld of his compositionsJohn McCabe, who died in 2015, made some important recordings of other people’s music – he championed Carl Nielsen, and his survey of the complete Haydn piano sonatas has held its place in the Decca catalogue for half a century – but when it comes to his own works there are still gaps to be filled. Alongside the Symphony No 2, completed in 1971, the BBC Scottish S

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The Guardian Culture

Seven-year-old explains the creative process behind viral song Eastern Rosellas – video

Miles Phillips and his dad are the duo behind the viral song Eastern Rosellas. When Guardian Australia's Rafqa Touma spoke to Miles, he said the inspiration for the catchy hit came from a holiday at Raymond Island. 'I was feeding the birds seed,' Miles said. 'There was pigeons, there was lorikeets ... but the main bird that stood out to me was the eastern rosella.'How a boy’s own song about eastern rosellas went viral and was covered by Ben Lee Continue reading...

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The Guardian Culture

Unsayable by Michael Cunningham review – The Hours author on the insecurities that powered his creative life

The American novelist and screenwriter’s memoir covers sex work, Virginia Woolf and Hollywood successAs an eight-year-old in comfortable, solid, suburban California, Michael Cunningham felt compelled to make art before he quite understood what it was, or could do: a painting of souls ascending to heaven, for example, in which paradise resembled the Griffith Park Observatory and the dead were all depicted in profile because their creator felt unequal to the challenge of full faces. There was also

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The Guardian Culture

TV tonight: the great pandemic drama you might have missed

Station Eleven comes to Sky Atlantic, starring Himesh Patel and Mackenzie Davis. Plus: Boris Johnson’s Ukraine documentary. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Sky AtlanticA great – and somehow hopeful – apocalyptic drama, which deserved more love when it first streamed in 2022. (Perhaps the story of a pandemic wiping out 99% of the world was too close to home.) It’s set across two timelines, with young actor Kirsten (Matilda Lawler) being looked after by writer Jeevan (Himesh Patel) when the

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Hollywood Reporter

Chris Anne Affleck, Mother to Oscar Winners Ben and Casey Affleck, Dies at 83

Chris died on June 2 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, her family announced.

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The Guardian Culture

‘It’s more than backcombing a beehive!’ How tribute acts got massive – and put the live music scene back in the black

Versions of Amy Winehouse and hundreds of other musicians are generating millions for beleaguered UK venues. But what is the emotional toll for the imitators, and are they pushing out original artists?As peak heatwave sun beams down on to a field in Derbyshire, Amy Winehouse tells the crowd she is in need of hydration – so Robbie Williams fetches her a drink. Elsewhere, members of the public stop the Beastie Boys for selfies, Fred Durst grooves along as Diana Ross covers Al Green, and shirtless

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Hollywood Reporter

Charli XCX Brings in the Post-‘Brat’ Era With ‘Music, Fashion, Film’

The pop star released her much-anticipated seventh album on Friday after officially announcing the album in June.

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Variety

Director Na Hong-Jin Makes Comic-Con Debut With Frightening New ‘Hope’ Footage, Says Casting Hoyeon Was His ‘Best Decision’

South Korean director Na Hong-Jin made his San Diego Comic-Con debut to preview his latest film, Neon’s alien action movie “Hope.” Before the action auteur took the stage in Ballroom 20, a sizzle reel of his previous work — from his 2008 debut “The Chaser” to “The Yellow Sea” and “The Wailing,” all set to Ozzy […]

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Variety

‘Sia: Nostalgic for the Present’ Review: A Concert Performance Film from 2016, but It Channels Sia’s Mystery and Power

Sia’s greatest songs, like "Unstoppable" and "Titanium" and "The Greatest," are anthems of strength, power, fortitude, invincibility, and watching the movie it’s fascinating to behold how her facelessness feeds that quality. She’s an abstract figure, a pair of lips singing, and this creates the sensation that the power she’s singing about doesn’t emanate from her. She’s channeling a force larger than herself — the rising specter of feminine triumph. She’s merely the vessel.

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Hollywood Reporter

Mary Kate Golding, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Set Decorator, Dies at 34 in Fatal Stabbing

Golding was found dead on Tuesday in her Astoria, Queens, apartment, having suffered a stab wound on her back, an NYPD spokesperson told People.

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Variety

Creepy Twins, Religious Fanaticism and a Loaded Gun Collide in Tense Chamber Drama ‘Godhead’ — Fantasia

Mark H. Rapaport’s new film “Godhead” is a master-class in ratcheting up tension. Shot in black-and-white with camerawork that makes the audience feel like a voyeur uncovering perverse secrets, the film blends faith, sex, lies and discomfort into an unknowable dance between its leads. The premise begins simply: A rural Catholic priest (Al Warren) is […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Zach Cregger Teases His ‘Weapons’ Prequel and Its “Crazy” Approach to Gladys’ Origin Story

"There's an amazing story to be told about where Gladys comes from," the filmmaker told the Comic-Con crowd.

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Variety

‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’ Co-Creator Bill Prady Explains the Science Behind the Show’s Multiverse

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the series premiere of “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe,” now streaming on HBO Max. HBO Max’s “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” opens in a post-apocalyptic Pasadena, an alternative world where zombie hands poke out of the ground, giant moths terrorize, random tears in reality serve as vacuum […]

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Variety

’72 Hours’ Review: Kevin Hart Tries to Be Down With the Kids in a Mediocre ‘Hangover’ Knockoff

Great comedies are in short supply these days, but “72 Hours” offers a reminder that a crime subplot can quickly ruin even a potentially average one. Directed by Tim Story (“Barbershop,” “Ride Along”) and written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (the “Harold & Kumar” trilogy, “American Reunion”), this latter-day “Hangover” retread did not need […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘72 Hours’ Review: Kevin Hart Throws Himself Into the Slapstick but Netflix’s Intergenerational Farce Squanders Its Premise

A 40-year-old marketing exec spends time with a group of Gen Zers to get a handle on youth culture in Tim Story's raucous action-comedy, also featuring Teyana Taylor and Mason Gooding.

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Variety

Men Flock to Microdramas, Romance Stories Rule and Sunday Nights are Prime Time for Viewing

Microdrama viewership has grown 28-fold over the past two years, and it’s not just for women of a certain age anymore. More than two-thirds of users, male and female, watch romance-based series. And just like TV, microdrama viewership typically peaks on Sunday nights between 8-10 p.m. Those are among the findings of a research report, […]

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Variety

‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Set Decorator Mary Kate Golding Fatally Stabbed in N.Y.

Mary Kate Golding, a set decorator for shows including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Goosebumps” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” died Tuesday in Queens, N.Y. after being stabbed. She was 34. Police were called to her apartment just after midnight. The NYPD said in a statement, “On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at approximately 0024 hours, police […]

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Variety

‘Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol’ Trailer: Johnny Depp Stars as Grouchy, Snowball-Throwing Scrooge

Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for “Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol,” starring Johnny Depp in his first major Hollywood role since his 2022 trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Directed by Ti West, the holiday film is described as a dark reimagining of the Charles Dickens’ classic, with Depp playing the infamous Christmas grouch Ebenezer […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Toy Story 5’ Has Given Away 18,000 Woodys* to Sick Kids

*Also Buzz Lightyear and other toys. And Disney has partnered with Starlight Children's Foundation to screen the box-office hit at 400 children's hospitals.

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